TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clark,Gregory
TI  - A farewell to alms: a brief economic history of the world 
SN  - 9780691121352 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - HC21 .C63 2007
U1  - 330.9 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Economic history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-407) and index; Introduction : the sixteen-page economic history of the world -- The logic of the Malthusian economy -- Material living standards -- Fertility -- Life expectancy -- Malthus and Darwin : survival of the richest -- Technological advance -- Institutions and growth -- The emergence of modern man -- Modern growth : the wealth of nations -- The puzzle of the industrial revolution -- The industrial revolution in England -- Why England?  Why not China, Japan or India? -- Social consequences -- World growth since 1800 -- The proximate sources of divergence -- Why isn't the whole world developed? -- Conclusion : strange new world
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0715/2007015166.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007015166-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007015166-d.html
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